†suborder Protoavia Paul 1988 (avetheropod)
Full reference: G. S. Paul. 1988. Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. Simon & Schuster, New York 1-464
Parent taxon: Avetheropoda according to G. S. Paul 1988
Sister taxa: Bahariasaurus, Carnosauria, Coeluria, Compsognathia, Gualicho, Iliosuchus, Shanyangosaurus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protoavia in the database